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Andres Iniesta says goodbye to Barcelona on his terms and on top

Andres Iniesta was brought to tears as he announced he will be leaving Barcelona at the end of the season after 22 years with the club.

The adjectives to describe Andres Iniesta’s 22-year career with Barcelona are endless as he announces he’ll leave the club at the end of the season.

Desperate, the coach called one of his substitutes over and pointed towards the pitch at a small, pale kid in midfield, a year younger than everyone else out there, who was tearing his team apart. “See him?” he said. “Stop him.”

It was a regional game at the U-15 level, the Catalan representative side had scored four or five already and the substitute from another part of Spain — big, powerful and by his own admission a little wild, as desperate as the man sending him on — didn’t need telling…

Andres Iniesta’s best Barcelona moments: Goals, assists and class since 1996

Andres Iniesta has been at Barcelona since he arrived as a pale-faced 12-year-old in 1996 but on Friday he confirmed it’s time to leave. Despite signing a lifetime contract earlier this season, the midfielder, who turns 34 next month, revealed in a news conference that he will walk away from Camp Nou at the end of the current campaign.
During his two decades in Catalonia, Iniesta has made 669 appearances (only Xavi Hernandez had made more) and has won 31 trophies. That will rise to 32 by the time…

Barcelona’s Andres Iniesta deserved to win two Ballon d’Ors – Sergio Ramos

With Andres Iniesta set to leave Barcelona at the end of the season, the FC crew discuss what has made him so invaluable to the club.
Sergio Ramos says Andres Iniesta would have won two Ballon d’Ors if he was called “Andresinho” after France Football apologised for never giving the Barcelona midfielder the prestigious award.
The Ballon d’Or, awarded to the best player in the world at the end of each calendar year, has been dominated by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi for the last decade.
However, Iniesta had a strong case to win it in 2010 when he scored the winning goal in the World Cup final and again in 2012 when he helped…

Barcelona’s Andres Iniesta gets Ballon d’Or apology from France Football

Barcelona trio Andres Iniesta, Lionel Messi and Xavi Hernandez were finalists for the 2010 Ballon d’Or, which Messi won.
France Football has said sorry to Andres Iniesta for never having awarded the Barcelona and Spain icon the Ballon d’Or during his career, and urged him to excel at this summer’s FIFA World Cup so he can claim the prize for 2018.
Iniesta, 33, is widely expected to bid European football farewell at the end of the season and head to China after 16 wildly successful years at the top of the world game that have seen him amass 34 major winners’ medals, a tally he is poised to add to with a final La Liga…

Andres Iniesta steals the show in Copa del Rey final to top Power Rankings

The ESPN FC crew compare the Barcelona side that thrashed Sevilla 5-0 with the one that was upset by Roma in the Champions League.

ESPN FC’s global editorial desks nominate their top weekend performers. Andres Iniesta lifting the Copa del Rey for Barcelona tops this week’s edition.

1. Andres Iniesta | Barcelona

Why he’s here: If Saturday was Iniesta’s last final for Barcelona, it was the perfect way to go out. His man-of-the-match performance culminated in his name being sung out by both Blaugrana and Sevilla fans alike, and a 30th Copa del Rey trophy for the Catalan club following a 5-0 victory at the Wanda Metropolitano.

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Andres Iniesta earns 9/10 with incredible display in last Barca final

Barcelona’s relentless attack pummeled Sevilla to become the first team since 1933 to win Copa del Rey four years in a row.

Andres Iniesta is presented the Copa del Rey trophy by King Felipe VI after Barcelona defeated Sevilla to win their 30th Spanish cup.

Andres Iniesta gets emotional as fans of both Barcelona and Sevilla give him a standing ovation as he leaves the pitch.

Barcelona romped to a 5-0 victory over Sevilla on Saturday to win the Copa del Rey for the fourth year running and a record 30th time. A domestic double now appears inevitable.
Luis Suarez struck twice, Lionel Messi and man of the match Andres Iniesta scored once each and Philippe Coutinho fired home the fifth from the penalty spot to seal a special victory that helps to heal the wounds caused by Barcelona’s Champions League quarterfinal defeat to Roma.
Positives
Barcelona effectively sealed the…

Barcelona cruise in Copa del Rey final as Andres Iniesta puts on farewell show

Barcelona’s relentless attack pummeled Sevilla to become the first team since 1933 to win Copa del Rey four years in a row.

MADRID — Three thoughts from the Wanda Metropolitano on Barcelona’s 5-0 win over Sevilla in the final of the Copa del Rey.

1. Barca steamroll Sevilla to win fourth consecutive Copa in style

Barcelona’s old guard turned on the style with Luis Suarez (two), Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta all on the scoresheet, as Sevilla were swept away 5-0 in Saturday evening’s 2018 Copa del Rey final.
Barca’s 30th Copa del Rey win, and their fourth consecutive victory in the decider, was among the most…

Will Spain produce an Andres Iniesta, Fernando Torres or Xabi Prieto again?

Fernando Torres has announced he will be leaving his boyhood club Atletico Madrid at the end of the season.

The guys respond to your tweets about the Premier League manager of the year, Andres Iniesta and whether they’d take Mohamed Salah or Neymar.

You may brand me a pessimist if you wish but with Fernando Torres and Xabi Prieto announcing that these will be their last weeks with the clubs that they love, and Andres Iniesta likely to follow suit, then even though it’s barely spring I fear a Spanish winter coming on.

These are three all-time greats, not only of their clubs but of La Liga, and of modern European football. Without them, Spain’s Primera Division wouldn’t have become as successful, attractive, well-known, marketable or beautiful…

Time for Andres Iniesta to decide his Barcelona future

With Barcelona agreeing a monster move for Philippe Coutinho, Janusz Michallik explains where he should fit in Ernesto Valverde’s system.

Andres Iniesta was subbed on in the second half of Barcelona’s match against Athletic Bilbao to a chorus of Barcelona fans begging the midfielder to remain at the club next season.

International Friendly: Rodrigo (6′) Germany 0-1 Spain

Andres Iniesta hailed Lionel Messi as Argentinian fired Barcelona past Chelsea scoring his 100th Champions League goal on Wednesday night. BARCELONA — Dressed in his Barcelona tracksuit, Albert Benaiges, one of the Catalan club’s finest talent spotters in the 1990s, couldn’t go and talk to Jose Antonio Iniesta. It would have been too obvious. Everyone would have known what he was up to. Instead, he had to send Barca’s delegate, who was more casually dressed, to butter up the parent of the ghost-white, skinny No. 5 who had caught his attention at the Brunete youth tournament in 1996.
The rest, as they say, is history. And what history:…

‘Iniesta stay’ chants from Barcelona fans abound at Camp Nou

Goals from Paco Alcácer and Lionel Messi in the first half were enough to take down Athletic Bilbao at the Camp Nou.

Barcelona maintained their unbeaten La Liga record this season as they cruised to victory over Athletic Bilbao with Paco Alcacer and Leo Messi getting on the scoresheet.

Barcelona got their work done early against Athletic Bilbao, taking their foot off the gas in the second half and cruising to a 2-0 win.

Barcelona got their work done early against Athletic Bilbao, taking their foot off the gas in the second half and cruising to a 2-0 win. Barcelona fans went on the charm offensive on Sunday in an attempt to convince Andres Iniesta to remain at the club beyond the end of the season.
There was a huge roar when the midfielder appeared on the sideline to warm up in the second half of Barca’s 2-0 win against Athletic Bilbao at Camp Nou.
The 84,000-strong crowd then chanted his name as he replaced Ousmane Dembele in the 64th minute, having returned from a hamstring injury in the midweek game against Chelsea.
Continuing their commitment…

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